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<v Speaker 1>Thirty you know our thirty mile prior winds, snow blowing around,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it would.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a delight to be up.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm served people would have flocked to the ice rink.

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<v Speaker 1>So with that, we were open one hundred and sixty

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<v Speaker 1>six public hours to the public. We did like twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three private parties on the days that we aren't open

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<v Speaker 1>when kids are in school. That those first three weeks

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<v Speaker 1>Monday through thursdays, it's not that busy and so I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. A few years back we started doing private

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<v Speaker 1>parties on those nights and that's worked out really well.

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<v Speaker 1>We had some really big private parties and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>fun for companies individuals to be able to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>So anyway, it hosted twenty three of those. We had

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<v Speaker 1>hockey on Saturday mornings with kids. Just it was a

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<v Speaker 1>really good season. And that can only say it is

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<v Speaker 1>because of our sponsors, and I don't have time to

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<v Speaker 1>go through all of them, but I do want to

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<v Speaker 1>give a shout out to our four lead ones because

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<v Speaker 1>it would not happen without some serious lead sponsors, and

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<v Speaker 1>that would be perspective advisors. Shlley Coster, the Coster team

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<v Speaker 1>from Keller Williams Reality and RSU and ABB Wow. So

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<v Speaker 1>those four companies really make it happen and we really

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<v Speaker 1>really appreciate them.

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<v Speaker 2>So now, we had a lot of people at that

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<v Speaker 2>opening night and I noticed because I was down there

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<v Speaker 2>watching the kids sing the carols and watching the big

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<v Speaker 2>count down to the light end of the tree.

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<v Speaker 3>We had a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 1>Maria with Visit Bartlesville has the little geo tracker, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>placer whatever it's called, and she I know, it's like, ooh,

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<v Speaker 1>how that work. It's beyond my pay grade. Anyhow, there

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<v Speaker 1>was over two thousand people downtown and that's just during

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<v Speaker 1>that three hour period. So and of those, fourteen hundred

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<v Speaker 1>of them were from outside of ten mile radius. So

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<v Speaker 1>that was exciting. So we're excited about that because we

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<v Speaker 1>send school flyers. We print about fifteen thousand, five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>school flyers that go in kids' backpacks, not just in Bartlesville,

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<v Speaker 1>but regional I mean south of US Collinsville, Skiatook, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously Southeast Kansas because we love our Kansas folks. And

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<v Speaker 1>so anyhow, it advertised the whole festival, but it promoted

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<v Speaker 1>opening night as well, and so it's just fun to

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<v Speaker 1>have a good turnout like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Goodness. It showed too that folks were just so

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<v Speaker 2>ready for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Well it's fun. This was the first year. We were nervous.

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<v Speaker 1>We weren't sure, but our ice rint guys always said

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<v Speaker 1>that we miss out and not being open Thanksgiving, so

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<v Speaker 1>we decided to try it, and we opened Saturday after Thanksgiving,

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<v Speaker 1>which usually we opened like a week later, and so

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<v Speaker 1>it definitely we were up like over sixty percent on

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<v Speaker 1>opening night from previous years, so it definitely proved. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>while we did lose some because some people are still

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<v Speaker 1>out of town visiting families, we also had families that

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<v Speaker 1>were in town visiting people here, so I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>we came out ahead, so we were excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>This is always a nursing tidbit. I mean, our concessions

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<v Speaker 1>was hopping. They did over over two hot chocolates per

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<v Speaker 1>minute I saw. I mean they just throw four people

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<v Speaker 1>in that little trailer and one was doing nothing but

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<v Speaker 1>string hot chocolate just the entire night. That's all they did.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, just all four were just solid standing there,

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<v Speaker 1>not I mean just doing one was just doing popcorn

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<v Speaker 1>all night.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, so it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just an interesting tidbit. But two hot chocolates

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<v Speaker 1>permnt a little over too hot chocolates per minute, so.

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<v Speaker 2>That's an interesting statu it was.

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<v Speaker 1>This is kind of one of those bizarre little factoids.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of fun to hear. But anyhow, So anyhow,

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<v Speaker 1>it's behind us until next season and we'll hopefully get

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<v Speaker 1>some dates and all that nailed down. We plan to

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<v Speaker 1>do the same basic schedule as this year and just

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to the new season.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, speaking of the new season, let's take a

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<v Speaker 2>quick break. Can't get to the new season right here

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<v Speaker 2>at GAT one?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it time to start thinking about a new car.

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<v Speaker 3>But the thought of dealing with the large dealerships is

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<v Speaker 3>just too intimidating, too confusing. There is an easier way,

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<v Speaker 3>tall Grass Motors. Tall Grass Motors doesn't play all the

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<v Speaker 3>confusing games a large dealerships play. Tall Grass Motors has

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<v Speaker 3>continually been voted Bartlesville's best used car dealer year after year.

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<v Speaker 3>Go my tall Grass Motors today and enjoy looking at

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<v Speaker 3>over sixty used cars, trucks and SUVs, all priced to

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<v Speaker 3>say you money. Tallgrass Motors Highway seventy five North in Bartlesville.

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<v Speaker 4>Pre needs are completely transferable in the United States from

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<v Speaker 4>funeral home to funeral home, and in Oklahoma that's especially

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<v Speaker 4>true without any penalty at all. For instance, if you

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<v Speaker 4>decide you're going to retire and move to another state,

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<v Speaker 4>and you find a funeral home that you're comfortable with elsewhere,

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<v Speaker 4>you can take that already set up pre need that

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<v Speaker 4>you have at funeral home A and transfer to funeral

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<v Speaker 4>home being there's no problem doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Tim Howell, Arnold Moore and Decamped funeral Home.

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<v Speaker 4>Sixty seventy years ago, Bob Farmer died. Joe business owner noon,

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<v Speaker 4>Joe business owner hung a sign that said close for

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<v Speaker 4>the funeral of Bob Farmer back at three pm. Hung

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<v Speaker 4>it on his door, closed his door. No one would

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<v Speaker 4>steal that sign. He would go to the funeral, as

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<v Speaker 4>would many of Bob's friends. Now, if you're a grandson,

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<v Speaker 4>you have to have proof that Grandpa died so you

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<v Speaker 4>can get paid for that day of leave. I've said

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<v Speaker 4>it one hundred times. Death is an inconvenience to twenty

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<v Speaker 4>first century America. But it's not at Arnold Moore and

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<v Speaker 4>Nie Camp funeral It'll be all right, we'll walk through

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<v Speaker 4>this together.

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<v Speaker 3>Arnold Moore and Nie Camp Funeralal seven to ten. Dewey

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<v Speaker 3>Martl's event line, We'll walk through this together. When it

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<v Speaker 3>comes to your children and choosing the right daycare is important.

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<v Speaker 3>You want peace of mind knowing you're putting your child

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<v Speaker 3>in the care of the best facility. Wesley and Kitty

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<v Speaker 3>College is a DHS three star rated Christian facility that

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<v Speaker 3>is accredited through n ECPA and offer programs where each

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<v Speaker 3>child's individuality is recognized and supported by loving and caring

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<v Speaker 3>Christian teachers. For more about Wesley and Kitty College, stump

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<v Speaker 3>by seventeen eighties Silver Leg Road and see what they

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<v Speaker 3>have to offer.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to our community connection we have sure we

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<v Speaker 2>will with us and she's with a greater Bartlefield Chamber

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<v Speaker 2>of Commerce. We wrapped up Christmas in the Ville and

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<v Speaker 2>what a big success that was. We've got a big

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<v Speaker 2>successful year ahead of us. We do. We got a

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<v Speaker 2>big Monday too, No February short. There's a lot of action.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a lot of things going on in February.

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<v Speaker 1>I just left a training that we have going on

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<v Speaker 1>right now with Ironwod Business Consulting and it was lonely

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<v Speaker 1>at the top talking about you know, leadership and that,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we had a crowd for that and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a free event for our members to take advantage of.

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<v Speaker 1>That's one of our mission that has been able to

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<v Speaker 1>provide things for business, business owners your employees and training

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<v Speaker 1>is one of them. And so anyhow that that is

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<v Speaker 1>happening as we speak, had about out early for that one,

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<v Speaker 1>but the next Thursday is our we'll be back on.

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<v Speaker 1>We've missed December obviously, we don't do it in December,

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<v Speaker 1>and then January we didn't have one because of the timing.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's Business after hours and it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>at O Sage Casino and hotel, the new one just

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<v Speaker 1>whatever direction, just a little bit to the west of town.

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<v Speaker 2>To the west of the airport.

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<v Speaker 1>We're just facility, a beautiful, beautiful and so anyhow, this

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<v Speaker 1>after ours will be there. That is a free event

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<v Speaker 1>for our members. It's a great way to just connect

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<v Speaker 1>meet some new folks. It's just this is fun event.

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<v Speaker 1>It's from Florida about five five thirty. It's casino. You

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<v Speaker 1>may want to day later, but anyhow, they had to

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<v Speaker 1>a man, they did a beautiful spread last year. They

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<v Speaker 1>really showcase their their catering side of things, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's a fun evening. So that is next Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>February sixth, and then February eighteenth, or to get back

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<v Speaker 1>into we were doing this on a monthly basis, even

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<v Speaker 1>there's a couple of months where we did it twice.

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<v Speaker 1>But pastries and perks and that is our pastries are

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<v Speaker 1>from the eatery, thank you Annie Salzman, and nothing else.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll get a good pastry. But it's it's basically just

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<v Speaker 1>going through I always say it's fifty slides. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if it's fifty, but it's very quick, but just

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<v Speaker 1>benefits of chamber membership, things you can take advantage of.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's some things that are obvious people know,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's a lot of slides in there that people like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh I didn't know that, okay, well, and so many

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<v Speaker 1>of them are free. They may be minor, simple things,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're just things that businesses can take advantage of.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we encourage obviously new members. Anyone that's even

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<v Speaker 1>thinking remotely, you know, maybe joining the chamber or what

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<v Speaker 1>the heck is a chamber, please come, we invite you.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to be a member in fact, it's

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<v Speaker 1>really designed well, it's designed for both. It's designed for

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<v Speaker 1>people who have been members for a long time, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>leadership's changed or you know whatever. And so that is

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<v Speaker 1>a free event again for our members or like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>non members too, but just gives a good overview of

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<v Speaker 1>the chamber and are a lot of perks that you

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<v Speaker 1>can take advantage of as a Chamber member to help

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<v Speaker 1>out your business. So that is coming up on February

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<v Speaker 1>the eighteenth. The next day, February nineteenth, is our Women

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<v Speaker 1>in Business Luncheon series and it's on strategies for explosive

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<v Speaker 1>no no, no. This one is on how to grow

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<v Speaker 1>your business without losing your mind.

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<v Speaker 2>That's always a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>So and I live into business. This year has really

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<v Speaker 1>been great. Attendance has been hovering around one hundred, anywhere

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<v Speaker 1>between ninety and one hundred, and so it's been it's

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<v Speaker 1>been fun. The ladies like it. It's a great way

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<v Speaker 1>to connect, a great way to meet new people. It's

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<v Speaker 1>once a month. It's at hillcrist Country Club, and we

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<v Speaker 1>do need reservations for that because obviously it involves lunch.

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<v Speaker 1>It's twenty five dollars. But it's just a great way

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<v Speaker 1>to connect. It's a great way to hear some professional development.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, sometimes you just walk out you're remotivated. But anyhow,

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<v Speaker 1>that is coming up on February nineteenth, so and then

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<v Speaker 1>February twenty six will end in the month with Hot Topics,

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<v Speaker 1>which is going on right now, like I said, the Chamber,

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<v Speaker 1>and this one is on strategies for explosive growth. So

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we had some tips strategies ways to grow

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<v Speaker 2>Very good.

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<v Speaker 1>So lot's going on, I would shame, and then I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be March, and then it'll be spring and we done

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<v Speaker 1>with this cold weather and hope we'll have an ice

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<v Speaker 1>rink out of our parking lot by thee hopefully this

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<v Speaker 1>next week it'll be gone. But yeah, it's like I

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<v Speaker 1>can't believe it. I mean, like I said, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>believe it's almost February. So but lot's going on. Back

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<v Speaker 1>to all our regular programming. We will be sending out

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<v Speaker 1>late February, will be starting to seek nominations for annual

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<v Speaker 1>awards in Gala, which will be May fifteenth, and we

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<v Speaker 1>for that, so be looking for that information also in February,

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<v Speaker 1>I should say this, Actually it started this week. The

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<v Speaker 1>legislature obviously starts meeting first Monday in February, which I

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<v Speaker 1>think this year's February third. We will start sending out

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<v Speaker 1>our legislative updates to our members. And it is just

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<v Speaker 1>a really easy to read newsletter. Very it's put down

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<v Speaker 1>in simple terms, and it just bills that we're tracking

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<v Speaker 1>and watching that pertain the business. I always tell people

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<v Speaker 1>we don't really track the social issues because people are

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<v Speaker 1>all over the map on those, but when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to business issues, most businesses are on the same page.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we watched last year, we tracked over about

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred bills and just kind of followed and watched them,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just an update of where they're at, what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on, you know this this week the House bills

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<v Speaker 1>are you know, are in House committee and just explains

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<v Speaker 1>the process too to members because a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>don't really understand the whole process. And then just a

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<v Speaker 1>status of itment passed out a committee, it'll be going

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<v Speaker 1>over to the Senate committee next week or you know whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the timing of what's happening. We get a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of real positive feedback on the newsletter, so that

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<v Speaker 1>will be going on. It goes out through February through

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<v Speaker 1>the last Friday in May. So that's another a nice

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<v Speaker 1>benefit for our members, just be able to keep track

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on kind of in a nutshell.

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<v Speaker 2>So very good. Yeah, you know the traffic pattern there

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<v Speaker 2>in Oklahoma City, it's it's a wild one, but it

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<v Speaker 2>is a process.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a process, and.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a flow chart, and you can get tied knuts.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm glad that you guys simplified it.

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<v Speaker 1>We do.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean you do. I mean I've seen the newsletters

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<v Speaker 2>before you and it's it's really easy, matter of fact.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, there's there's no.

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<v Speaker 1>Well you're not reading, you know, pages for the bill.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just in a nutshell, here's what it is, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on summary, and some you know, some like

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<v Speaker 1>industries aren't maybe it's not your specific industry. But let's

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<v Speaker 1>take healthcare for example. If something's going down in healthcare,

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<v Speaker 1>more than likely somehow that is going to lead out

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<v Speaker 1>and affect your business, you know, depends, you know, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's your employees, your whatever. But so I can't say

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<v Speaker 1>that every single bill where tracking is going to affect

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<v Speaker 1>your particular business, but overall it's their industries bills that

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<v Speaker 1>have to do with you know, the business industry. So anyhow,

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<v Speaker 1>we're just back at it and just love the community

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<v Speaker 1>and love our members for being with absolutely we appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>you all, Thank you so much